Vacuum-cleaner attachment for carpet-sweepers.



E. J. FBBNY.

VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENT FOR CARPET SWEEPERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNBG, 1912A Patented June .23, 1914.

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` MINA-mil" To all whom may concern.'

a citizen of the United States,

' .UNITED STATES PATENT; onnior..

DIfIUND J. FEENY, OF MUNCIE, INDIANA, ASSIGrNOIB, T THE FEENY MANUFAC- TUBING- COMPANY, F MUN CIE, INDIA'NA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

VACUM-CLEANER .ATTACIHIYIEZN'I FORCARPET-SWEEPERS.

Specification of Letters latent.

`Application iled .T une 6, 1912. Serial N o. 701,963;

Beit known that I, EDMUNDJ.` FEENY, residing at Muncie, inthe county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful l Vacuum-Cleaner `Attachment for Carpet- Sweepers, fication.

. partsin section, of a pneumatic cleaner ofwhich the following is a speci- Itis the objectiof my invention to provide :a vpneumatic cleaner which can be, and is4 combined with an ordinary carpet sweeper of the rotary brush type. j By this combination it is found that excellent. results can be produced. y

The accompanying drawing lllustrates my invention. 1

Figure 1- is a side elevation, wlth some and carpet sweeper embodying my' invention; Fig.'2 isa plan of the lower parts of such cleaner andv carpet sweeper; Fig. 3 is a detail of the mounting of the mat-ic mouth-piece/on the carpet4 sweeper; and Fig,` 4 is a section on the line 4'4 of Fi 2;!"5'

'fhe'earpet sweeper 10 may be of any com- .'Either the upper end of the 'usual pivotedhandlell of suchzcarpet 1S I'O- and ori-'the upper end of ysuch s ort by a clamp 'l2. The upper d ofl this tube is connected4 to' a hollow piistnklll having two anges15'\between\which a loose iitting picking ring 16, of less/ axial length than t 'e distance between inside' of a cylinder 171novable by a handle 18 along the tribali/13andapo-aizi metal tube 19 connected to the uppemsicle, of the hollwgrpistoi114 and-open `at the' upper end.

The upper end ofthe tube '19 is'preferably curved to `form a handle 20. The space within the hollow piston 14 is divided b y a wall 14; into two chambers 21 and 22. The

chamber 21 communicates directly .with the Aupper end ofthe tube 13 and by opening valves 23 sides of the piston The chamber 22 communicates directly with the lower end of the tube 19, and by an opening 24 in the piston 'wall and the space between the packingring 16 and that one of the anges 15 with which said ring is not in engagement outwardly with the spaces on the two other of. the

pneul thev flanges 15, is lo-v cated- The ring 16 ts `rvclosely against the with 14 within the cylinder 17 with the space on oneside or the piston 14. Thusthemovement of the cylinder 17 along the'l tubes .'13, and 19 produces a double-acting pump operation, drawing in air through the Vtube charging it through the tube `19.

The lower end of the metall tube 13 is connected by a flexible tube 30 to the'discharge tube 31y This mouth-piece comprisesA a horizontal substantially 'cylindrical' casing. 33 provided on its under yside with lfioor-engaging` extension 34 open at the bottom,vas shown in Flgi'e. One end ofthe cylinder33lis'provided with a removable cap35, which when removed allows theremoval ofa frame 36 which fits closelyginto the casing 33v and is covered with a fabric bag y37.` The closed 13 and disof the pneumatic mouth-piece 432.

end of such bag is inverted within thev frame 36, as shown linlFig. f1 and is provided with a strap 38by which it mayl bepulled .out for cleaning purposes,

The discharge tube 31 is near-that endof the casing 33 which is provided with the cap 35, andthe frame 36 is sho-rter than the casing and kwhen inplace reaches from theother end' of the casing 33 nearly lto the` discharge tube A31th'e communicating 4opening between the Hoorengaging-extension 34 and the casing 33 lengtho'f the frame 36, as shown i'n Fig. 4. Thus'any airfdrawn in .through the floorenga ing Aextensionl 34 byA reciprocating the cylin er 17 .necessarily air is removed bythe fabric.

`filter.` action` of the projecting 1transverselyv tov .the axis A of the cylinderf and providedateither,end pointed thumb screws 4:1. y `The arms A-O .extend on either side of the 'carpet-,sweeper 1.o,

extending( yonly the and the screwsalmaybe s crc-:fwedintov passes through vthe-` fabric 37, so that any dust carried by 'such The cylinder33 is provided with a pair of arms 40 the wood of the carpet sweeper casingg'as sho fn in Fig-3. The tube .3'0 is of .such length that when the handle 2O is lowered and the tubes 12 and 19 brought to the posi-` pneumatic nioutli-piece 32 Vwill be Araised fromtheoor, to allowthe ready passing of obstacles.l i 4' I claim as my invention; Y l1. The'combination of a wheeled carpet.

.tion shown in dotted llines in ,Fig. 1, the

sweeper providedA withl ay swinglng handle. n

plvoted on an axis substantially parallel ,to the axes of the carpet sweeper wheel s,a

.I I' Y' y i l suction mouthpiece pivoted .outhe carpet sweeper on an" axisl substantially parallel lto Pnt said tub? is' taut andfpasses above the pivotal faxes' o the handle andthe suction i. mouth-piece, so ,f that upon further depression ofthe handle the suctionmouth-piece is liftedfrom the i'oor. I l

f 2.: The combination of a IWheeled carpet sweeper-provided-with a swinging handle ,pivoted on an 'axis `subsi'tantiallyf'par'allel to y the axes of the carpet sweeper wheels, a suction' mouth-piece Ipivoted ony the carpet sweeper on an a'Xis substantially parallel to y the axes fof. the carpet'sweeper wheels and Aopening `vtoward theiioor, and a suction- ,producing apparatus ymounted on the carpet :sweeper"handletvsaid suction mouthpiece being pneumatcall-y connected to 'said suction-producing apparatus and mechanically -f' connected to said Handle by means including member which acts on depressidnl of the handle below normal to swingthe mouthpiece about its pivot' liftit from the 3.3 Thel `combination of a' carpet sweeper provided lwith 'a movable handle, a suction mouth-piece movahlyattached toy the 'tirent or' thecarpet sweeper and movable relatively to the carpet sweeper into and out Ot en,

. sagement 'with the tico-r, said suction rnouth-v piecebeing providedwith an -openiligz toward the door, a-fsuctlon-produclng apparaitus mounted on Ithe carpet' sweeper 4handle :andpneitmatically connected to said suction mouth-piece,'and v suction mouth piece and the movable handle av connection 4between the4 yielding in one direction of movement oi the handle and capable of exerting a `lifting force vupon the mouth piece upon sufficient movement of the' handle in the opposite direetion, Wherebyfa-v given movement -vof the vhandle in'one direction relative ,to the carpet sweeper' will raise the suction mouth ,piece fromwthe licor.

4. The combination of a carpet sweeper provided with av movable handle, a suction inouthpiecefmovably attached to the front ofthe' -carpet sweeper and movable relatively to the carpet sweeper into and out of engagement with the floor, said. suction mouth-piece being provided with an opening toward the floor, a suction-producing apparatus pneumatically connected to said suction mouthpiece, and a connection between .the suction mouth piece and the movable handle yielding in one direction .ot movement of the handle and capable of exerting a liiting force upon the mouth piece upon suficient movement of the handle in the opposite direction,I whereby a given movement of the handle'in one direction relative tothe carpetA sweeper will raise the suction mouth piece from the floor.

5. A carpet sweeper comprising a casing provided wlth a handle pivoted to the casing y and movable to diiferenhrearward inclinations thereto, a suction-producing apparatus mounted on said handle, a suction mouthpiece provided with rearwardlyextendng arms pivoted to the casing, anda tube connecting the suction mouth-piece and the ysuction-pro'ducing apparatus, said tube being of less length than the distance between its point of attachment tothe suction mouth-. piece with said suction mouth-piece in engagement withthe Hoor and its point of attachment to the suction-producing apparatus when the handle isl lowered, so that a lowering o1c the handle raises the suction mouthpiecefro-m the oor. A

6., An attachment for a vcarpet sweeper having a sweeper body and a handle,`said attachment comprising a pneumaticy suction apparatus provided 'withfastening means attachable gto ,the handle of the carpet sweeper, a suction mouth-piece provided with a pivotal mounting by which it may be pivotally attached tothe sweeper body,`said mouth-piece comprising a casing havnga downward floor-engagin projection open at the bottom, and a ilexi le tubular connectionv betweenthe suction apparatus and the mouth-piece,` substantially as and for the purpose set forth. .nl

Inwitness whereof, I have hereunto ...set my-hand and 'seal at Muncie, Indiana, this,

31st da of May; A. D. one thousand nine loe hundre and twelve. v

EDMUND J. FEENY. [La] `Witnesses: v i u l T. D. Bonson, H. H. Wonu.- 

